Man charged over abuse at dairy

Mounted police have been patrolling outside the dairy after the attacks

Police have charged a 44-year-old man with racially aggravated public order after disturbances at a Berkshire dairy owned by a Muslim family.

Officers said a journalist was racially abused at the the Medina Dairy in Windsor on Thursday.

Patrols were stepped up after the dairy was hit by a suspected petrol bomb on Wednesday on a third night of violence.

Three people were arrested on Tuesday and one was later charged with being in possession of an offensive weapon.

Thames Valley Police said apart from the one incident, Thursday night passed off peacefully.

Ch Supt Brian Langston said: "Despite this one arrest, and some groups of youths hanging around, there were no major problems in the area last night.

The owners of the dairy run a 24-hour operation

"We will continue to monitor the situation and provide high profile policing patrols until we are satisfied that there are likely to be no reoccurrences."

The disorder started on Monday evening following what is believed to have been a minor verbal dispute between a group of youths and another person.

Police said they continue to investigate Wednesday's petrol bombing attack and have said another two petrol bombs have also been found near the dairy.

The former Express dairy is now owned by a Muslim family who run a 24-hour operation and have proposed plans for an Islamic religious centre on the site.

On Tuesday night, large groups of people gathered in the area and police arrested two 16-year-old boys and a 23-year-old man.

One of the 16-year-olds was later charged.